The Allen Community College Board of Trustees has called a special meeting at noon Friday, May 24, in the Ambler Board Room for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel.

Now that school is out for the summer, the library at Iola Elementary School was eerily quiet Wednesday morning when a young boy popped in. He was there to see about a dog.  Not just…

Lloyd Houk sums up his message for Memorial Day with three words — serving, honoring, and remembering. The 74-year-old Army veteran is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the American Legion Memorial Day service…

Laura Caillouet-Weiner remembers walking down the hall at Jefferson Elementary School as a student teacher in the spring of 1981. Then-Principal Richard Sears stopped her and asked, “What are you going to do next fall?”…

A new industrial park adjacent to Allen County Airport came “one step closer,” said Commissioner Jerry Daniels, with the county commission’s approval Tuesday of necessary accommodations for the sewer line connecting the complex to Iola’s…

TOPEKA – Today, in accordance with Executive Order #20-30, Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags throughout the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff from sunup to sundown on Wednesday, May 22, in honor of…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High School’s small-but-mighty Class of 2024 made its mark in and out of the classroom. Six of the 11 graduates were recognized with honor cords recognizing their academic achievements by maintaining…

With two weeks left to file for election, at least one county office will be contested. Sheriff Bryan J. Murphy is being challenged by Anthony Maness on the Republican side of the ballot, setting up…

A benefit concert, “A Night For Humanity,” featured Atomic Possum and Damaris Kunkler Friday night at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The event raised $4,646.18 for Humanity House, a non-profit that offers a food pantry,…

HUMBOLDT — It’s not easy to find employees who understand how to operate a CNC machine. The machines — CNC stands for “computer numerical control” — use pre-programmed computer software to control precise tools in…